Her second marriage to Helge Sture-Vasa from Sweden in 1922 also ended in divorce in 1947. O'hara married Kent Kane Parrot, whom she later divorced. She grew up in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y., where her father was an Episcopal clergyman. Visit Neal at and /NealShusterman.Mary O’Hara Alsop, an American author, screenwriter, and composer, was born July 10, 1885, in Cape May, N.J., to Reese Fell Alsop and Mary Lee (Spring). Neal is the father of four, all of whom are talented writers and artists themselves. He also writes screenplays for motion pictures and television shows. Scythe, the first book in his latest series, Arc of a Scythe, is a Michael L. Or will it simply watch as this perfect world begins to unravel? ABOUT THE AUTHOR Neal Shusterman is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty award-winning books for children, teens, and adults, including the Unwind dystology, the Skinjacker trilogy, Downsiders, and Challenger Deep, which won the National Book Award.

Old foes and new enemies converge, and as corruption within the Scythedom spreads, Rowan and Citra begin to lose hope. His story is told in whispers across the continent.Īs Scythe Anastasia, Citra gleans with compassion and openly challenges the ideals of the “new order.” But when her life is threatened and her methods questioned, it becomes clear that not everyone is open to the change. Since then, he has become an urban legend, a vigilante snuffing out corrupt scythes in a trial by fire. A year has passed since Rowan had gone off grid. The Thunderhead is the perfect ruler of a perfect world, but it has no control over the scythedom. Rowan and Citra take opposite stances on the morality of the Scythedom, putting them at odds, in the chilling sequel to the Printz Honor Book Scythe from New York Times bestseller Neal Shusterman, author of the Unwind dystology. “Even better than the first book.” - School Library Journal (starred review) #3: The Toll (Arc of a Scythe 3) (Paperback): $13.99ĭESCRIPTION “Intelligent and entertaining.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review).

#1: Scythe (Arc of a Scythe 1) (Paperback): $12.99.OTHER BOOKS IN SERIES This is book 2 in the Arc of a Scythe series.

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